Companions in Crime: The Social Aspects of Criminal Conduct - Brossura

Warr, Mark

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ISBN 10: 0521009162 ISBN 13: 9780521009164

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Riassunto

Criminologists often allude to 'peer influence' in explanations of crime and delinquency, but the meaning of that concept rarely receives careful attention. Companions in Crime organizes the extensive literature on peer influence and group delinquency into a coherent form for the first time. Chapters focus on the role of peers over the life course, the group nature of delinquent behavior, and the applicability of peer influence for explaining the major features of delinquent behavior. The most extensive chapter of the book examines possible mechanisms of peer influence and the evidence in favor of each. The principal thesis of Companions in Crime is that deviant behavior is predominantly social behavior, and criminologists must eventually determine the significance of that fact.

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"Warr examines key questions concerning the relationship between peer influence and delinquent/criminal behavior. He develops in a systematic and sophisticated fashion concepts and relationships used to explain delinquency.... An excellent bibliography rounds out this valuable contribution. All levels and collections." Choice

Descrizione del libro:

In Companions in Crime, Mark Warr organizes the extensive literature on peer influence and group delinquency into a coherent form for the first time. The principal thesis of the book is that deviant behavior is predominantly social behavior, and criminologists must eventually determine the significance of that fact.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521009162
• ISBN 13: 9780521009164
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 190